#MondaysMoments
December 6 2021
This month our theme is “Dear Quiet.” My relationship with quiet has changed so much over the years. I remember when I moved into my apartment after college graduation. It was the first time I ever...
Monday, December 6, 2021
November 29 2021
I’ll leave you this month with a poem by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre that incorporates the concepts of grief, gratitude and grace.
How to Recognize Grace
It takes you by surprise
It comes in odd pa...
Monday, November 29, 2021
November 22 2021
Including a practice of gratitude on your grief journey can be transformative. It might not feel like something you want to do, but if you set an intention to heal, it can help you move forward. So...
Monday, November 22, 2021
November 15 2021
In my work with the Helping Grieving Hearts Heal program, I often hear stories of grief after the loss of a loved one. Along with the grief, I hear stories of gratitude for who that loved one was a...
Monday, November 15, 2021
November 8 2021
Grief, grace and gratitude have many connections. As I wrote last week, when we lose what we’re grateful for we grieve. When we’re grieving, we experience moments of gratitude. And grace is present...
Monday, November 8, 2021
November 1 2021
This month our theme is “Grace and Gratitude.” I often say that grief and gratitude are two sides of the same coin – when we lose what we’re grateful for we grieve. So where does that leave grace? ...
Monday, November 1, 2021
October 25 2021
Memories can play a part of our grief experience in the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual realms. I leave you this month with words from writer and priest, Henri Nouwen:
It is very importa...
Monday, October 25, 2021
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December 11 2023
I wasn’t always comfortable with the concept of, “Dare! Silence.” I grew up in a house with five kids and two parents, so silence was not something that happened often. When I began to practice a s...
December 4 2023
This month’s theme is “Dare! Silence.” Silence is very important throughout our lives, especially on our grief journeys. Silence can be intimidating, and we often try to fill it when we encounter i...
November 27 2023
To close this month, please read Anne Hillman’s poem, “We Look With Uncertainty” as you notice “something new is being born in” you while making new treasured memories.
We look with uncertainty
be...
November 20 2023
My favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. In terms of the meanings behind other holidays, I’m all in. But I can do without their hype and commercialization. So as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, ...
November 13 2023
As I was writing this month’s posts about our theme of “Memories Become Treasures,” the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac started to play. When our youngest child went off to college, this song mad...
November 6 2023
This month’s theme is “Memories Become Treasures.” In a recent grief education and support group I was leading we talked about looking at old photographs of deceased loved ones and how those pictur...
October 30 2023
To close out this month, read these words of poet John O'Donohue:
The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presenc...
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